Things are finally starting to happen for the Reyes family

The Reyes family, including Gerardo Reyes, 22 months, center, who was born with hydrocephalus and hydranencephaly, spends some time together.Ashley Landis for American-Statesman

Every year, there’s one family that takes a little time getting going when it comes to the gifts. Gerardo Reyes, who turns 2 this month, and his family are getting new high-performance French doors and energy-efficient windows from Texas Home & Commercial. This will help them feel more safe as well as reduce their energy bills.

A couple who wanted to be anonymous read the stories about the family and bought them a new washer and dryer as well as a gift card to Academy and one to H-E-B.

Gerardo and his family have struggled. He has two rare brain anomalies that have meant multiple surgeries. His mom, Mayra, has had to stop working, which means they rely on just the income of his father, Refujio, who is a tile setter.

Recently, their car was repossessed, but it had multiple things wrong with it as well as had car payments that were unaffordable. Their agency, Boys & Girls Clubs of the Austin Area, is looking for an affordable used car for them, and they are still looking for a truck to replace Refujio’s that he uses for work.